Team Harmony

by Norwegian boy

A Fox in Time part 4

When I could finally fell again, I notice that I was lying on the floor, again. I push myself of the floor and threw up, again. “This can’t be good for me.” I rolled myself over to my back and look at the celling, it was destroyed which means I have ended up in mine own time or in the future. When I sat up I noticed that my necklace was gone so I was not in my own time, I rubbed my head in annoyance. “I wonder when in time I am, only one way to find out.” I got up and headed to exit.

After walking through the Evefree, I reached my destination which was AJ farm and boy was I surprised. Most the trees was dead, and it was colder than usual. I had to wrap my arms around myself. “What the hell is going on?” There was one pony who could give me the answer and that was AJ, I could asked Sunset, but the farm pony was closest, and I was freezing. I ran to her house.

Once I arrived I could see light in the house, so she was home, I walk to the door and knock a few times. “Go away, I have already pay queen Nightmare Moon this month.” What?

“I’m not her to take your money AJ, I just want to know what the hell is going on here.”

I heard some noise inside and then someone ran towards the door and it flung open, in the doorway stood Applejack. “I don’t believe it.” Before I could say anything, she lunged herself at me giving me a hug. “I thought you were dead.”

“I’m not dead yet.” I was about to hug her back, but something didn’t fell right, so I push her away and boy was I shocked. “AJ, what the hell happened to your left arm?” That’s right, AJ’s left arm was missing.

She look at where her arm were supposed to be. “Right, I lost it after you disappeared but that doesn’t matter right now, what’s matter where have you been for the last two years?”

“Two years? Are you saying I have been gone for two years?” She just nodded, I couldn’t help but rubbed my face of what she said. “Can we talk inside? It’s freezing out here.” She step aside so I could walk in.

Once I was inside I notice that I was empty, it was like the rest of her family was gone. “AJ, where are your family?” I asked her as she walk past me, she didn’t answer me as she walk to the kitchen, I walk after her. “AJ, you are kind of freaking me out right now.”

She walk over to the fridge and took out a bottle, she then sat down by the kitchen table. “If you must know, Mac left and now living in Appleloosa, I don’t know where Bloom is and Granny…” As soon as those word left her mouth tears was coming from her eyes, I sat down beside her and placed an arm on her shoulder. “Granny, she is dead. The cold took her, she froze to dead.”

Holly crap. “I am so sorry to hear that AJ. It’s kind of funny, I always thought that she would outlive us all, considering how stubborn she was.”

AJ actually smiled. “Yeah.” Then the silence came, until she spoke up. “So, what happened to you?”

Oh right. “I have been traveling through time.” She just gave me a confused look. “After my fist connected with Discord’s fist, I travelled back to before Ponyville was founded and there I meet a younger Granny Smith.”

She just blink a few times. “I don’t believe you.”

I guess I have to convince her, and I know just the thing. “Maria Ann Smith, that’s Granny smith real name.”

AJ’s eyes widen when I said that. “How do you know that? Granny never told anyone her real name, neither did I. I guess you really travelled back in time, how did you end up here in the future?”

“The elements, they managed to send future back in time and then I ended up here.” She just nodded. “Now, might telling me what has happened in these two years.”

AJ took off the cork and took a sip of the bottle. “After you disappeared, Dash managed to get me and the other back to our senses.”

“Back to your senses? What are you talking about?”

She took another sip. “When we enter the maze, Discord messed with our mind, I won’t tell you everything he did, but he made me a liar.” I said nothing, I just let her continued. “After that, we tried to defat him, but it didn’t matter, he was too strong. He just play with us, even Falco tried to stop him.” Good old Falco. “He then removed my arm, Fluttershy lost her eyes, Pinkie lost her voice, Dash lost her wings and Sunset and others lost their horns.” Again, holly crap. “That’s not the worst part.”

“How can that not be the worst part?”

“What he did after was way more evil then he did to us.” This I have to hear. “He then summon Celestia and Luna, he then told us that Celestia was a fake, we didn’t believe him of course. To prove that he was right, he snap his fingers to reveal that Celestia was kind of metallic monster.” Shit. “I think he tried to break our sprit but that didn’t happened.” She then look down on the table.

“AJ, what happened?”

She look up at me with bleak look. “We didn’t break, Luna did.”

That just confused me. “What do you mean? What happened to Luna?”

“Luna was horrified of what she saw, she placed both hands on her head and started to scream, then it happened.” Now AJ was horrified. “She scream so loud, then magic started to build up around her, I’m an earth pony and I could even fell the magic, it was pure darkness.” She then rubbed her head. “Luna then turned back to Nightmare Moon and she was chance, I could see blackness in her eyes, and I was terrifying, everyone was afraid of her, even Discord.” She then started shake. “She then killed Discord without breaking a sweat, then she killed the fake Celestia. Then Falco and Sunset tried to stop her, but she killed them to, and here’s the worst part, she enjoyed it.” She then wrapped herself with her one arm and started to shake even more, I decide to wrap my arms around her to try and calm her down. “It was horrifying.” Sunset and Falco is dead? Again, holly crap.

Now I felt like a jerk. “I am so sorry AJ, I didn’t mean to bring back so horrified memories.”

I managed to calm her own. “No, it’s alright. It’s just…” She took a deep breath. “It’s not easy to talk about it.”

“It’s never easy to talk about death.” She just nodded. Then I decided to ask her something. “Hey AJ, what happened to the real Celestia?” Somehow, that confused her. “You know, if Luna killed the fake one then where is the real one?”

She actually hit herself with her only arm after I said that. “Right, I forgot that. Before Nightmare Moon killed Discord, she asked him where the real one was, and he said underneath the old castle in Everfee forest.”

I nodded. “I see, that’s good to know.”

She look at me with confusion look. “What do you mean by that?”

“What do you think AJ? I am going to use the elements to travel back to my own time and fix all this.”

“You can’t Fox, the elements are no more.”

I wasn’t sure if I heard right. “Did you just say that the elements are gone?” AJ nodded. “How? Sunset told me that they couldn’t be destroyed.”

“I don’t know what Sunset said but I saw it with my own eyes, Nightmare destroyed them with her magic.” I was speechless, if the elements are destroyed how am I going to get back to my own time, I was brought back by AJ waving a hand in front of my face. “Fox, you ok?”

“No AJ, I’m not ok. Thanks to Nightmare I am stuck here.” I placed my elbows on the table and buried my face in my hands. “What the hell am I going to do now? I have to get back.”

Then AJ rubbed my back. “I’m sorry Fox, I wish I had the answer for that, but I do not.”

I let out sigh. “It’s ok AJ.” Lifted my head. “Let’s talk about something ells, where are the rest of the girls? Do you still speak with them?”

AJ shock her head. “Not really, we kind of drifted apart after what happened. Dash and Fluttershy almost never leave their homes, me, Rarity and Pinkie is trying to live our lives the best we can but it’s not easy.”

“What about Twilight.” That made AJ too look away. “AJ, what happened to Twilight?”

She look at me with a sombre face. “She broke, after Discord showed us the fake Celestia.” Fake Celestia we have to come up with a better name and that. “Twilight just placed her hands on her head and scream like a mad pony, after that she just locked herself in the library and haven’t come out in two years. We bring her food once in a while, but she won’t talk to us.”

I knew what I had to do, I got up and started to walk towards the exit. “Where are you going?” AJ asked me.

“I’m going to what I do best and try to fix this, I’m heading to Canterlot to save Nightmare but first I’m going to have a talk with Twilight and the others.” Maybe not my best idea but I didn’t have another ideas.

Once I reached Ponyville I could see that the ponies there look like crap, they didn’t look happy that’s for sure. It look like they haven’t sleep in years, one could say that they were very tired.

Once I had reached the library I saw that no light was on, but AJ said that Twilight was there, let’s find out. I walk to one of the windows look into it and I could see darkness, but I could swear I saw movement there, it was a little difficult to see even with my eye. I took a few steps back wondering how I was going to get inside, I don’t think I’m strong enough to break down the door and I’m pretty sure she have lock every door and window. Maybe not all of them, I decided to walk to the other side.

I look up to the balcony to the library and I hope that she didn’t lock that door, I hope that I’m right. I used the wall to get momentum to jump up and grabbed hold railing, I then pull myself up which was a little hard then I thought. Once I was up I could help but say; “I fell fat.” I took a deep breath, then head to the door and tried to open it, it was not lock, I walk in with a smile. Once inside I walk through the lab and to the main room to the library.

I open the door to the main room very carefully, I didn’t want to surprised her, god knows what she would do. I walk into the main room, I didn’t want to make a noise at all. I look around and I couldn’t see her at all which was weird, then I heard some noise to my left, she was in the bedroom. I walk towards the door and open it, I poked my head into the room and there she was, sitting on the bed. her arms was rap around her legs which was close to her chest, she just mumble something while rocking back and forward.

I can’t believe it that she has been like this for two years, I didn’t feel pity for her at all. “Oh, the mighty have fallen.” That got her look in my direction and she was shocked. “What? Surprised to see me? Thought that I was dead?” She didn’t answer me at all, she just started at me, probably trying to figure out if I was real or not. “What? After two years you have nothing to say? “Still nothing. I couldn’t help but chuckle a little. “You know, I thought after almost a year in Ponyville you would have change but that’s not the case, you’re still the one minded pony and I guess that’s not going to change.” I decided to leave. “I see you in another life Twilight.” And then I left.

After I had talk to the purple unicorn, I decided to see the others. Pinkie was happy to see me, as usual, she almost squeezed the life out of me when she gave me a hug. Rarity was also happy to see me, she gave me a hug, but it wasn’t a strong at Pinkie. It was the same with Fluttershy, considering she couldn’t see anymore. Dash didn’t want to believe that it was me, it was almost like Twilight, but Dash hadn’t shut herself inside, even she had lost her wings.

I tried to ask them to join me to Canterlot to try and save Nightmare but alas they all said no, I’m a little disappointed but I understand that they are afraid. Once I was done I went to the train station and to try and find a train to Canterlot, I’m just glad that the trains was even going. I had to sneak on the train considering I didn’t have any money at the moment, so I decided to hide in one of the carts, I’m a bloody stowaway.

I managed somehow to stay out of site until I reached Canterlot and when I reached the town, it was the same as Ponyville, ponies look like crap and it look like they haven’t sleep in years. What the hell was Nightmare doing? I decided to head to the castle.

There I was, standing in front of the castle and I was wondering how the hell I was going to get in without being seen by the guards. I could try and climb the wall, but I would probably be spotted by her guard. But before I could do anything, someone hit me in the head from behind and everything went black.

When I finally woke up, I was lying on the floor and I was chained up. “I’m going to kill the pony who hit me in the head.” I said while getting up. My vision was a little groggy and when I could see again I saw that I was in the throne room, then I saw who sat on the throne, it was Nightmare Moon, but something was different, her aura. It was dark, just like AJ said.

Her elbow was leaning on arm joint while her head was reasting in arm, she left leg was over her right leg. “Well, well. It’s been a while I have seen you Fox McCloud, the first time we meet you splashed water in my face.” Oh yeah.

I sat up. “Can you blame me? I had travel through three different time period, I was tired and cranky.”

That change her mood from good to bad. “Do you think this is a joke?” She got up and walk down the stairs.

“No, I have been told that I don’t have sense of humour.” Before I could blink, Nightmare was standing right in front of me and her hand was around my throat, I was also hanging in the air thanks to her. “Someone has taken their vitamins.”

She gave me a smile that made mine spine froze. “You have no idea, I was reborn two years ago.” Reborn?

“What the hell do you mean?”

She released me from her grip, I landed on the ground gasping for air. “I will tell you Fox McCloud. After Discord managed to defeat you and the other elements he teleported me and my ‘sister’ to Ponyville to gloat, how he managed to defeat you and the others with breaking a sweat, then he showed me the truth about my so called sister.” I knew where this was going.

I sat up again. “Let me guess, your sister was some sort of metallic pony.”

She look at me with a shocked expression. “How did you know that?”

“I had my suspicions for a while, but no proof.”

She just started at me, she was probably surprised of what I said. “You are correct, she was some sort of metallic pony and when I saw it, I snap and found I my true self.” She look down on her hands. “I had power inside me that I didn’t think was possible.” She clenched her hands. “With this power I managed to defeat Discord and my fake sister.” Yeah, but power can be corrupting.

“What about your real sister?” She look at me with a raised eye brown. “Did you kill your real sister?”

He just started at me and she smiled, showing her fangs. “Of course, I did.” That made my eye widen. “There can only be one ruler and that’s the one who has the power, my real sister was weak when she managed to get capture by the fake one.” She then snorted. “I don’t need some weak sister to help me rule Equestria.”

I just look down on the floor. “You are a tyrant.” I whispered.

She then stood over me. “What did you say? I couldn’t hear you.”

I look up at her with a glance that could pierce her soul. “I said, you are a tyrant.”

She back away from and she was terrified, she managed to recover. “I guess I am, bring them in.”

What? Bring who in? “Unhand me you brute.” That voice, it was Rarity’s. I look over my shoulder and my eye widen, again. Some of Nightmare’s guard was dragging in Rarity, Shy, Pinkie, Dash and AJ, they were all in chains.

I look at Nightmare. “What is the meaning of this?” I asked her.

“You see my dear Fox, I have known you have been here ever since you set a foot in Ponyville, I have eyes everywhere. Once you left for Canterlot I had my guards gather up your friend, except Twilight Sparkle, she is a lost case.”

The guards threw Rarity and the others around me. “Are you girls okay?” I asked them.

Rarity spoke up. “No, once you left we were all arrested for no reason, we even don’t know why we are here.”

Then Nightmare spoke up. “My dear Rarity, you are here to died.”

What? “What the hell do you mean by that?” I asked in a shocked voice.

“They are all a threat to my rule, as long as you and your friends are alive I can be defeated, and I won’t let that happened.” She said with an evil smile.

She has lost it. “Defeated you? With what? I heard that you destroyed the elements two years ago and I don’t even have mine. Also, Sunset is dead, how the hell can we pose a threat to you?”

She placed a hand on her chin. “It’s true that I destroyed the elements and killed Sunset two years ago, I was going to leave your friends alone but when I heard that you had appeared I decided to end the threat once and for all. Bring me the shy one.” That got my blood to boiled.

I watch as one of the guards grabbed a blind Fluttershy. “What’s going on Rarity?” She asked in a scared voice as the guard threw her in front of Nightmare.

“What going on my dear Fluttershy is that you are all sentenced to death for treason,” Treason my ass. She then used her magic to summoned a sword. “and you’re the first one to died.” She then raised her sword ready to strike.

“Let her go.”

Nightmare stop what she was doing and look over to Fox. “What did you just say?”

“I said let her GO.”

Before anyone could react, everyone on the room felt a magic burst coming from Fox. He then shattered his chains pushing Nightmare away from Fluttershy. “What’s the meaning of this?” Nightmare didn’t get an answer, she just watch in horror as Fox stood up, his whole body started to glow, his good eye was white while his scar was glowing. “I will kill…” That was all Nightmare could say before Fox was right in front of her and before she knew it, she got a fist to her face sending her right into the throne, shattering it.

Then Fox turned around and the girls was terrified right now, they had heard Rarity talk about what happened with Fox when he took on the Diamond dogs but seeing for the first time, it was terrifying. Not for Fluttershy, she couldn’t see him only fell him.

Fox then started to walk toward the shy pegasus and he was ready to kill her. “Fox, don’t do it.” Rarity tried to tell him, but he didn’t listen to her, he just keep on walking towards the defenceless Fluttershy. He was right over her ready to smash his hand into her head. “FOX.” That got him back to reality.

I blink a few times and I notice that I was standing up, I was also not in chains anymore. “What the…? What happened and how am I free?” I look over to the girls and they were terrified off me, not Rarity. “Rarity, what just happened?”

“You don’t remember?” I just shook my head. “You went berserk again, just like with the Diamond dogs.”

I was shocked when I heard that, it happened again, and I couldn’t control it. That’s it if I get back I’m going to have a talk with Sunset about it. I then look over to guard and they were also terrified of me. “Which one of you have the keys to girls chains?” They all look over to an earth pony. “Drop them on the floor and get the hell out off here, all of you.” He dropped them and ran out of the throne room with the rest of them.

I walk over to the keys. “Unbelievable, I get send through time and then I went all beast mode again.” I picked up the kyes. “I have the worst of luck.” I then decided to free the girls.

“Thanks Fox.” Said Rarity as I help her up. I then freed the rest of them.

Shy gave me a hug when I help her up. “Thank you Fox, I thought I was going to die.” She said with tears

I patted her on the back. “Don’t worry Shy, you are safe now.” I look over to Nightmare who was still unconscious. “For now.” I then look over to the rest of the girls who was just happy to alive at the moment.

Then Rarity asked a good question. “So, what now?”

“Now, I will find a way back to the past and I will fix this.” I told her.

“Are you sure you can do that Fox?” Said AJ with some doubt in her voice.

“Really AJ? You don’t believe me?”

“How can I believe you, you just left us two years ago.” She half shout at me.

“It’s not like I had a choice, Discords magic send me through time I just need a way back to the past.”

“I can help you with that.” Said a new voice.

We all look over to entrance to the throne room and there we saw an alicorn, a very strange one. He was white on his left side while his right was black.

“Who the hell are you?”

He just smiled as he started to walk towards us. “Who I am is not important at the moment, what is important is that I have a way back to your own time.” He said while walking past us.

Dash was sceptical and so was I. “Do you really want us to believe that?” She asked a good question.

“No, I don’t.” Then his horn started to glow and so did his hands, the left glowed white while right was black, he then shoot a beam from his hands and created a portal. “This portal will bring you back to your own time.” He told us while turning around.

Just look at the portal with scepticism, I could see grass and tress on the other side of the portal. “How do I know if this portal is safe and will bring me back? For all I know this portal could kill me.”

He smiled again. “You are right, you don’t know if the portal is safe or not. You can chose to stay here and let this be your future or you can go through it and save this future.”

Dame it, he has a point and besides, I don’t have many option at the moment. I let go of Shy was a little surprised, lucky for her Rarity was there. I walk over to the portal and studied one last time, I then look over to the alicorn who look back at me.

“Don’t I know you from somewhere?” I weird question I know, but he look familiar.

He then shrugged his shoulders. “Who knows. Now, go and save this world.” He then snap his fingers and then he was gone.” That was weird.

I look back at the portal and the back to the girls who had a worried look on their faces, I can’t say I blame them. “If this work, I will save you all, that’s a promise.” I loo at the portal. “Here’s goes nothing.” I jump through it.

Author's Note:

There you all have it, the last chapter in Fox through time. I apologize for the ending, I jst wanted to be done with the chapter.

As you all can see, the story is on hiatus, I need a break from the story and I have no idea when it will be back.

Also, the voting is done.
12 voted that Fox is not going to date more mares, 9 voted yes.

Comments

[ArcticAce01]

This was such a amazing chapter! So definitely worth the wait Aswell